Oakland: Two killings in less than 12 hours

OAKLAND -- Police are investigating two gruesome homicides that occurred within hours of each other Saturday.

The first was a fatal stabbing that occurred shortly before sunrise on Saturday morning in the city's Eastlake neighborhood.

The victim, a 22-year-old Oakland man who was not identified, was found at about 6:05 a.m. Police said he had been visiting people at an apartment on the 700 block of East 11th Street when he got into an argument with another man, who then stabbed him.

He died of his injuries at the scene.

The suspect was still being sought, and police did not release his identity.

At 4:59 p.m., a man was shot multiple times on Eighth Street in West Oakland between Henry and Peralta streets. The man, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Investigators have no motive and no suspect in the second killing of the day, police said.

The twin homicides bring Oakland's count this year up to 12. There were 17 slayings at this time last year.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in the first homicide. Anyone with information can call police at 510-238-3821 or a tip line at 510-773-2805.